Find your groove with the music channels on Satellite TV

These days, the average music fan doesn’t really turn to their TV to enjoy their favorite tunes. It’s typically either iTunes on a handy device or a trusty home stereo system. Well, fact is, there’s a pretty nice (and growing) selection of music channels as part of your default DIRECTV and DISH programming. In most […]

Get the most out of your Pay-Per-View Service

Gotta catch that hot movie or UFC match? Well, if it’s in high demand, chances are you’ll need to get it through pay-per-view. PPV has dramatically evolved over the years, both in technology and scope of coverage. These days, it’s incredibly easy to find just about any special event…from every corner of the world. In […]

Find out which Provider has the Best Spanish Language Programming

If you know your salsa from your Sabado Gigante (or want to :)), this comparison’s for you. Over the past 10 years, both DIRECTV and DISH have made a concerted effort to expand their Spanish-language programming…and with good reason. Spanish TV is one of the fastest-growing entertainment markets in the U.S. and, with the ratings […]

DIRECTV’s Choice vs DISH’s Top 120

Continuing our series of head-to-head plan battles, this time we’ll compare a couple of the more popular packages out there: DIRECTV’s Choice and DISH’s Top 120. Even though they’re the second smallest plans from each provider, one thing’s for sure: neither skimped on channels and, as a result, subscribers flock to them year in, year […]

Cable vs DIRECTV: the channels you won’t find on Charter, Comcast, Time Warner or Cox

If you’re considering leaving Cable or just comparing it to DIRECTV, you’ll soon stumble upon the fact that there are plenty of channels simply not available on cable. That means you flat out won’t find it in ANY of their packages — it’s almost always due to a contractual (read: money) issue between the cable […]